diff --git a/.changeset/chilled-houses-bow.md b/.changeset/chilled-houses-bow.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6d6c108c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chilled-houses-bow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@monokle/parser": patch
+---
+
+Improve helm files check
diff --git a/packages/parser/src/file.ts b/packages/parser/src/file.ts
index f122c1c5e..9d15fc711 100644
--- a/packages/parser/src/file.ts
+++ b/packages/parser/src/file.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,16 @@ export function isUntypedKustomizationFile(filePath = ''): boolean {
   return /kustomization*.yaml/.test(filePath.toLowerCase().trim());
 }
 
-const HELM_TEMPLATE_CONTENT_REGEX = /{{[^}]*}}/;
-
 export function hasHelmTemplateContent(file: BaseFile) {
-  return HELM_TEMPLATE_CONTENT_REGEX.test(file.content || '');
+  return isHelmTemplateLike(file) || isHelmValuesLike(file);
+}
+
+function isHelmTemplateLike(file: BaseFile): boolean {
+  return file.path.includes('/templates/') || file.path.startsWith('templates/');
 }
+
+const HELM_VALUES_REGEX = /values[^\/|\\]*.(yaml|yml)/;
+
+function isHelmValuesLike(file: BaseFile): boolean {
+  return HELM_VALUES_REGEX.test(file.path.toLocaleLowerCase());
+}
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